Michael Hart, of San Diego, was arrested after allegedly sneaking hydrofluorocarbons into the country in order to turn a profit, federal prosecutors said
A San Diego man was charged Monday with smuggling potent greenhouse gases — used typically for refrigeration and air conditioning — into the United States, the first case of its kind in the nation, according to federal prosecutors. Michael Hart, 58, was arrested Monday for allegedly bringing hydrofluorocarbons across the U.S.-Mexico border on multiple occasions to sell for profit without permission from the Environmental Protection Agency, federal officials said.
The use of these materials can be hundreds to thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide, federal officials said. He's also accused of smuggling in HCFC 22 — often used in air conditioners — which is an ozone-depleting substance regulated under the Clean Air Act. According to the indictment, which was made public Tuesday, Hart conspired with others in both Mexico and the U.S. to smuggle the banned products into the country on multiple occasions in 2022.
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